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To Althea, From Prison Quiz

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1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?

Shakespearean

Cavalier

Anachronistic

Romantic
2 Which of the following is NOT a natural symbol in the poem?

Wind

Fish

Birds

Wolves
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?

For supporting the Royalist case

For insulting the king

For failure to pay his debts

For becoming a Catholic
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?

John Suckling

Robert Herrick

Alexander Pope

Thomas Carew
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?

A debt

A threat

A petition

An ultimatum
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?

The King

Anacreon

Cupid

Althea
7 What is a "committed linnet"?

A type of dress

A warrior faction

A principled royalist

A caged bird
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of

Existentialism

Stoicism

Classicism

Puritanism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a

Symposium

Parliamentary meeting

Execution

Orgy
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?

William Shakespeare

Ben Jonson

Oliver Cromwell

Alexander Pope
11 To "wanton" means to

To play

To desire

To eat

To esacpe
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?

God

Cupid

A finch

The King
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?

Linnets

Wind

Fish

Bars
14 The speaker sees love as a form of

Torture

Doom

Imprisonment

Divinity
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is

King James

King George

King Charles I

Queen Elizabeth I
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?

London and Canterbury

Scotland and Ireland

France and Spain

Holland and France
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called

Lucasta

Sacheverell

Althea

Finches
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?

Homer

Anacreon

Alcibiades

Sappho
19 What does "to tipple" mean?

To drown

To fly

To tip over

To drink
20 The speaker describes his voice as _____ than a finch

Uglier

Lower

Baser

Shriller
21 To the speaker, Althea's eyes are a

Fetter

Cup

Rope

Beacon
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry

Imagist

Religious

Angry

Pastoral
23 The lines “shriller throat shall sing / The sweetness” are an example of

Alliteration

Allegory

Assonance

Personification
24 What happened to King Charles I?

Exiled

Executed

Drowned

Elected
25 One of Lovelace's most famous poems is about a

Grasshopper

Snake

Ant

Butterfly

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